My job takes me around Ireland, as I travel I try to get pictures that show a flavour of the area I am in.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

This Castle is built beside a little river that was a ford between 3 kingdoms, which is how the town got its name, Athenry is one of the few remaining walled towns in Ireland that still has the existing walls running around the town complete with towers.
The castle was built by Meiller De Bermingham and was built around 1250. I am embarrassed to say I do not know more and will have to find out more as I pass this every day.

No one lives in it, its open to the public during the summer and I think at limited times thro' the year, I pass this a lot and since we moved offices to Athenry I pass by a number of times in the day, but am loathe to admit I have never been inside :O

the little wall that is visible in the post is just landscaping in the park, but if you opened the pic there is a footbridge over a stream the town was a walled town nad had no Moate.How do you travel with "Plain" tickets, sort of basic travelling? hehe